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So, I spent the night after retrieval in excruciating pain. First it was the awful gas bubbles in my tummy that were trapped and had no where to go. I was ridiculously uncomfortable. I way lying in bed and then noticed the backs of my knees were also hurting pretty bad. I could not get comfortable and my right knee pain was radiating down into my calf. I was finally able to fall asleep after the Dulcolax I took earlier in the day kicked in. I was still bloated and the abdomen was distended and my legs ached. I told my camera man to keep an eye on me and if he noticed my breathing change to call 911 immediately.

I talked to my nurse when she called with the fertilization report and she suggested I go to Albany Medical Center.

When the camera crew was leaving, I arranged for a cab to come pick me up to and take me to the emergency room. I got there in about 20 mins, checked in and waited for a room. I was seen by an ER doc and then sent to radiology in the middle of his interview. I gave him my list of meds that CNY printed out for me to take over the next few days and off I was rolled to radiology. That was THE longest ride ever ! I had a doppler done of the groin and both legs and the scan did not show anything above the knee. After I was done, I was rolled back to the room #13 that I was previously in and two more ER docs and an assistant came in shortly after and explained that doppler scans and xrays do not show much below the knee and that it was suspected that I had a clot in the right leg in the calf. The good thing was that the Lovenox was started again after egg retrieval, so it will help dissolve any clots, being that it works very quickly, unlike Cumadin and other blood thinners that take days to build up in the system. Lovenox begins to work within two hours of the injection. Next, the insurance coordinator came in and got my information, registered me, and took copies of my insurance card and id. I relaxed on the cot and watched television for two more hours before they finally let me go. It took AN HOUR for a cab (after calling 2 different companies) to show up to pick me up and take me back to the hotel. I ordered pizza on the way back and it arrived within 20 mins of my return.

I was instructed to walk several times a day to increase blood flow and to monitor for various symptoms.

The leg pain was gone by last night before bed, so I was happy about that. The bloating has done down some and I am no longer in pain.

This morning, I got up an inserted the estrace, Endometrin, did the PIO injection, took the antibiotic, and later took the Prednisone, Claritin, and prenatal vitamin. I have to insert the Estrace three times a day and the Endometrin twice a day. I was going to do the Delestrogen, but since my elevated hormone levels are the cause of the blood clot, I will just stick to the vaginal dosage.

Tomorrow, I have to report to CNY Fertility Center and Spa in Albany at 9 am for acupuncture and then I will be having my transfer of prayerfully all three of my embryos at 10:30 am. I called today, but they do not check the embryos again until tomorrow so I am praying and hoping all three of them are still with us and growing and dividing strongly. I won’t know about the 4th one until tomorrow either. I have had dreams about three and so has my mom, so I am going to go with THREE !

My sister had a DVT, and it’s a serious medical event. I think you should ask about staying on the Lovenox for the duration of your pregnancy because clots can also be a major cause of stillborns. I hope you’re doing better and that you get happy news tomorrow 🙂 Good luck with your transfer.